Welcome to Annecy, the ‘Venice of the Alps.’ “This medieval French gem offers the same enchanting waterside charm as the ...

Part 1 of Epic History's guide to the rise of Venice - from a community of refugees hiding out in the Italian lagoons, to one of the medieval world's most powerful maritime states.

He used the grant to analyze early medieval sources that mention Venetians with Greek names as part of a larger project on the social and cultural meanings of names in early medieval Venice from the ...

The period also saw the rise of Venice and it is important to understand the conditions which would lead to her dominance in the late Middle Ages. An international team of historians and ...

The book examines war, violence, perceptions of the “other,” and the frontier in early medieval Venice from the 6 th to 10 th centuries. Instead of reconstructing events of the period, the book ...

The story of Venice is a fascinating tale of ambition, commerce, politics, wars and empires. Join us as we chart the extraordinary rise of Venice - from a community of refugees hiding out in the ...